Jul 24, 2018

FOTM Ranked Solo Queue Tier List (High Elo) ~ Patch 8.14 - July

After a brief few patches where nobody understand what was happening bot lane, we're seeing a shift back to more traditional picks. Marksmen bot are the "new" flavor of the month, and some of the old sustain supports are coming back as well.

Check out the full list below!

SEASON 8 - July- PATCH 8.14FOTM RANKED META TIER LIST

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Preface Chatter

After a brief few patches where nobody understand what was happening bot lane, we're seeing a shift back to more traditional picks. Marksmen bot are the "new" flavor of the month, and some of the old sustain supports are coming back as well.

Check out the full list below!

The purpose of the "Flavor of the Month" ("FOTM") list is to show which champions are popular in today's metagame in terms of pro picks and high Elo choices.

If you're looking for the division climber solo queue tier list, be sure to check it out via this link!

This tier list details which champions are most popular in today's current metagame, for better or for worse. Selecting a high popularity champion and doing mediocre is always favorable to selecting a low tier champion and doing mediocre for team morale.

God Tier: These champions are common bans and are likely perceived as being "overall extremely strong/broken". They have very obvious and/or flashy skills that make them appear stronger than other champions. You'll likely see these champions picked early on if they're not banned.

Tier 1: These champions are the ones you'll see in the majority of your games and are good to familiarize yourself with as you'l be battling against them a lot.

Tier 2: These champions are relatively strong and have historically been picked more often than other champions. They may have been nerfed at one point at another, but are still perceived as strong in their current states.

Tier 3: These champions aren't quite as popular as the rest of the champions in the first 3 tiers, but picking them one at a time isn't going to cause much of a concern on your team. However, if you have a team of 5 of them your teammates are likely to feel a bit uneasy about your chances of winning in solo queue.

Tier 4: Selecting these champions will likely cause a rift between you and your teammates, who will proceed to flame you if you fail your lane. Exercise caution when selecting these champions, as team morale often plays a big part in victory or defeat.

Champion Explanations

Aatrox [God Tier Top] - In his current form, Aatrox is incredibly potent once he closes the gap and pounces on enemy champions. The main deterrent from this is of course, enemy escape summoners, which good Aatrox players tend to wait out before fully committing to an engage.

Ahri [God Tier Mid] - After the latest round of Ahri buffs made her quite a bit stronger than her initial numbers show. The reduction in mana costs and increase in early game duration for her Charm allow her to have a higher kill potential early on, resulting in faster snowballing.

Fiddlesticks [God Tier Support] - While sustain supports are slowly making a comeback as marksmen re-enter the meta bot lane, Fiddlesticks still performs especially well in the support role. While most players opt to pick up Aery for damage, Aftershock Fiddlesticks is incredibly potent as well.

Garen [God Tier Top] - The patch after the Garen's skin release continues to favor him highly, and players are enjoying crushing enemy laners with his straight-forward, but highly effective damage pattern.

Jhin [God Tier Bot Carry] - After the buff to Stormrazor mid-patch, Jhin became an incredibly strong laner despite all the changing metas. This adjustment really pushed Jhin back up to not only viable, but to a strong level and mid to late game powerhouse.

Kindred [God Tier Jungle] - Ever since the Patch 8.13 change to increase her sustain, Kindred is absolutely crushing the Rift when it comes to ganking and snowballing. She worked especially well when teams were lacking ranged AD based champions, and even after the shift back to ranged marksmen this patch, she continues to perform very well.

Swain [Tier 1 Bot Carry] - In Patch 8.14, players are quickly moving back to their old favorite marksmen and leaving the odd patch of miscellaneous bot lane champions behind. That is, except for Swain. Even after the nerfs this patch, Swain continues to be picked frequently in bot lane, partly for his late game abilities and partly because he's just so oppressive in lane.

Talon [Tier 1 Mid] - Don't be fooled by Talon's nerfs. The shift back to squishy ranged bot laners means that Talon is still extremely powerful in the current meta, and certainly an assassin to be reckoned with. He doesn't have the highest first blood rate in the game for nothing.

Disclaimer:

The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for champion selection.